Amelia Bloomer Objective: I, Amelia Bloomer feel that women should have equal rights. My main goal is to reach as many people as I can, expressing my opinion and views as well as broadening the country’s perspective. I also speak strongly against temperance, as well as many other issues influenced by the suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton such as marriage law reform and education for women. I am an activist for the Women’s Suffrage, as well as the editor and publisher for The Lily newspaper. Famously Known for One of my known contributes, is my strong support of a women’s pant, or “bloomers.” They were a way of improving the life for women by supporting “necessity, comfort, and practicality despite your sex. Originally worn by actress Fanny Kemble, I consistently supported the fashion in my writings, adopting the style myself for a few years. Eventually though, we gave up on the outfit. Too much attention was drawn to the clothing, verses the freedom and rights that it symbolized. Schooling: I was only formally schooled by a state school in New York for two years of my life. However I have always been thought of as “remarkably intelligent” by my peers and teachers. Previous Work: After I aged a little, I became a teacher. Teaching in the customary fashion of the time, I ranged all subjects on many different levels. I then became a private tutor for a time being, before marrying and becoming a writer for the newspaper. Success: My success has been considered an important legacy in the Women’s Rights suffrage. Having my newspaper which I started in 1849 reach a circulation of over 4,000 people in six years time is a remarkable accomplishment. It is now also thought to have been a strong basis of community which was used by future activists in the years to come. In 1851 I began public speaking which also resulted very well. Always in front of a full house, I visited and spoke in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Loui Methods: I took advantage of nearly every practical way of voicing opinion that I could in the 1800’s. Having The Lily was virtually one of the only forms of public communication that was available at the time. When I started public speaking, I was simply taking up on yet another opportunity to speak about the issues which mean much to me. Reaching people state-wide, and then nation-wide, I was not only practical, but determined on getting my opinion out there. Presidential Help: I think that the president could help me by giving women the right’s that they deserve. Opening up opportunities for us to get educated, as well as employed. Actively helping us to be looked upon as equal. References: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Women’s Suffrage activist who came along and broadened my perspective on “women issues” also contributing many articles and ideas to my newspaper. She introduced me to some of my more popular opinions, such as marriage law reform and education for women. She helped to shape me into the activist I now am.
Dexter C. Bloomer: My husband who I married at age 22. Originally an attorny he also an editor and publisher of a county newspaper. He encouraged me to begin writing for his newspaper, The Water Bucket, which jumpstarted my career. Works CitedBaker, Susan M. Biographial History of Amelia Bloomer. RootsWeb, 9 Jan. 1999. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gonfishn/bhopci/b/bloomera.html>.Kerley, Jessica P. "Amelia Bloomer." Domesticating the Frontier. Kenyon College, 11 May 2001. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/frontier/ameliabloomer.htm>.
Objective: I, Amelia Bloomer feel that women should have equal rights. My main goal is to reach as many people as I can, expressing my opinion and views as well as broadening the country’s perspective. I also speak strongly against temperance, as well as many other issues influenced by the suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton such as marriage law reform and education for women. I am an activist for the Women’s Suffrage, as well as the editor and publisher for The Lily newspaper.
Famously Known for One of my known contributes, is my strong support of a women’s pant, or “bloomers.” They were a way of improving the life for women by supporting “necessity, comfort, and practicality despite your sex. Originally worn by actress Fanny Kemble, I consistently supported the fashion in my writings, adopting the style myself for a few years. Eventually though, we gave up on the outfit. Too much attention was drawn to the clothing, verses the freedom and rights that it symbolized.
Schooling: I was only formally schooled by a state school in New York for two years of my life. However I have always been thought of as “remarkably intelligent” by my peers and teachers.
Previous Work: After I aged a little, I became a teacher. Teaching in the customary fashion of the time, I ranged all subjects on many different levels. I then became a private tutor for a time being, before marrying and becoming a writer for the newspaper.
Success: My success has been considered an important legacy in the Women’s Rights suffrage. Having my newspaper which I started in 1849 reach a circulation of over 4,000 people in six years time is a remarkable accomplishment. It is now also thought to have been a strong basis of community which was used by future activists in the years to come. In 1851 I began public speaking which also resulted very well. Always in front of a full house, I visited and spoke in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Loui
Methods: I took advantage of nearly every practical way of voicing opinion that I could in the 1800’s. Having The Lily was virtually one of the only forms of public communication that was available at the time. When I started public speaking, I was simply taking up on yet another opportunity to speak about the issues which mean much to me. Reaching people state-wide, and then nation-wide, I was not only practical, but determined on getting my opinion out there.
Presidential Help: I think that the president could help me by giving women the right’s that they deserve. Opening up opportunities for us to get educated, as well as employed. Actively helping us to be looked upon as equal.
References: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Women’s Suffrage activist who came along and broadened my perspective on “women issues” also contributing many articles and ideas to my newspaper. She introduced me to some of my more popular opinions, such as marriage law reform and education for women. She helped to shape me into the activist I now am.
Dexter C. Bloomer: My husband who I married at age 22. Originally an attorny he also an editor and publisher of a county newspaper. He encouraged me to begin writing for his newspaper, The Water Bucket, which jumpstarted my career.
Works CitedBaker, Susan M. Biographial History of Amelia Bloomer. RootsWeb, 9 Jan. 1999. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gonfishn/bhopci/b/bloomera.html>.Kerley, Jessica P. "Amelia Bloomer." Domesticating the Frontier. Kenyon College, 11 May 2001. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/frontier/ameliabloomer.htm>.